Micotil 300
Generic name: tilmicosin phosphate injection
Dosage form: FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY
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NADA 140-929, Approved by FDA
AH0230
Caution:
Federal (USA) law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
Description:
Micotil® is a solution of the antibiotic tilmicosin. Each mL contains 300 mg of tilmicosin, USP as tilmicosin phosphate in 25% propylene glycol, phosphoric acid as needed to adjust pH and water for injection, Q.S. Tilmicosin, USP is produced semi-synthetically and is in the macrolide class of antibiotics.
Indications:
Micotil is indicated for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni and for the treatment of ovine respiratory disease (ORD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica. Micotil is indicated for the control of respiratory disease in cattle at high risk of developing BRD associated with Mannheimia haemolytica.
Dosage and Administration:
Inject Subcutaneously in Cattle and Sheep Only. In cattle, administer a single subcutaneous dose of 10 to 20 mg/kg of body weight (1 to 2 mL/30 kg or 1.5 to 3 mL per 100 lbs). In sheep greater than 15 kg, administer a single subcutaneous dose of 10 mg/kg of body weight (1 mL/30 kg or 1.5 mL per 100 lbs).
Do not inject more than 10 mL per injection site.
If no improvement is noted within 48-hours, the diagnosis should be reevaluated.
For cattle and sheep, injection under the skin in the neck is suggested. If not accessible, inject under the skin behind the shoulders and over the ribs.
Note: Swelling at the subcutaneous site of injection may be observed.
Contraindications:
Do not use in automatically powered syringes. Do not administer intravenously to cattle or sheep. Do not use in lambs less than 15 kg body weight. Intravenous injection in cattle or sheep will be fatal. Do not administer to animals other than cattle or sheep. Injection of this antibiotic has been shown to be fatal in swine and non-human primates, and it may be fatal in horses and goats.
